Watkins, along with a number of other campus queens, competed in an online voting competition. Voters were able to view the queens’ respective biographies and videos stating why they should be featured in the issue of Ebony. The top 10 winners were chosen for the publication.

Watkins, the 82nd Miss Tuskegee University, is a junior from Huntsville, Ala., majoring in chemical engineering. She is the daughter of Derwin and Tina Watkins.